The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1887-06-02
PoINFs Faoa1 PnRET.
what Has TranspIrsd In MassilIoa Durini
tho Past Day.

Of the W. & L. e. railroad, was In the
city Monday.
Mr.. Frank Crone who was home here
spending Decoration Day left for CleVe-
land Tuesday.
Misses e la and Lena Frank and Miss
Nellie Thompson, Of Akron, spent Deco
ration Day In town.
Messrs. Ben Luke ami A. Chamberlain,
two OF NavarFe's first-class carpenters,
are working In this city.
Mr.. Louis Stielke. who has been work
Ing at Chippewa Lake, has completed
the work and isRgain In the city.
A ten-m0nths.0ld girl Of Mr.. aud Mrs,
Jacob AonICk died Monday, of measles.
Funeral Wednesday morning at st.
MRry's Catholic church.
William n. Dean, Of the MassillOn
Drilling Company, has gone to Newton
Falls to purchase machinery to be used
III sinking the two additional wells.
Mr.. j. Il. Ames, one of Malvern's prom
1nent business men, was in the city
Saturday, and paid the oil we'll visit.
He took bottle of the fluid with him.
The dance at Buckeye Hall Monday
evening was largely attended and the
SOC q and financial result was satisfac
tory to the members Of the Steamer
Company.
Albright Kessler (Mstches) was Az.
rested yesterday on warrant sworn
out by Mary Heffelhnger, charged with
disorderly conduct. Trial set for to.
day at 8 o'clock a. m.
A drunken tramp who became very
noisy and quarrelsOme at the Ft. Wayne
depot was locked up Monday evening.
This morning he was gwen just enough
time to skip the town. He skipped.
A tramp named Kelley attempting to
board the 10 o'clock passenger train on
the Ft. Wayne railroad Tuesday while
the train was In motion was thrown off,
His right leg between the knee and
thigh was severely bruised. DR.. Gas
rigues attended him.
The committee of the Massillon Gas
& OIL Company had meeting at the
we'll yesterday morning and decided to
torpedo the well. The secretary tele-
grsphed to Keith, Of OrrVille, but has
not received an answer yet. Work has
been discontinued until after the we'll
has been shot. About six barrels of oil
has been taken out up to the present
time.
Two games Of base ball were played
Monday at the High school ball ground.
In the morning game between q nine
from Russell & Cos. and q city nine was
played which stood 81 to 18 scores In
favor Of the nine from Russell & Co.'S,
works. In the afternoon q game be
tween nine from the A Grammar
school Of Canton and one Of the A Gram.
mar department of this city. The score
stood II 10 IL In favor Of the Massillon
boys.
Miss Kate Bensberg at the Opera
House, June 11th. The st. Louis Globe.
Democrat says: "Miss Kate Bensberg
cfarmed her st. Louis friends by her
graceful Impers0natlon Of the lost
Eurydice (Gl1ck's 0gpheus and Euryd-
1ce). Her voice was shown to fine ad-
vantage In the wonderful scene with
Orpheus at the beginning Of the fourth
act. She showed herself also to be a
fine actress, and was fully eQusl to the
dramatic requirements Of that great
work."
An electric light was placed In the
band stand Monday and at Z o'clock In
the evening the Harmonic band marched
from their hall to the stand. They were
hardly seated before Mill and Main
streets near the stand were crowded
with people. The crowd increased un
til at one time 1t was impossible to
drive through the crowd OF Mill street.
At least one Thousand people listened
to the concert. It lasted about an hour
and number Of fine selections were
played, all of which were loudly ap-
plauded. The citizens of Mas illOn may
we'll feel proud Of the Harmonic band
and that pride should make them help
the organization In every way In their
power, for the day Is not far distant
when the Harmonic band will be one Of
the best in the State.
The Massillon Gun Club shot Monday
at their range on the old fair grounds.
The club was divided In sides. Messrs.
Reed and Borden were the captains,
The side with the lowest score paid for
the birds. Several parties, not members,
shot with the club. Following is the
score: Captain Reeds side-singles--
Reed 10. Brown 8, ShaFpDsck 10. Russell
IL Rlgdon II, Burgel 4, c u'z 13. Arnold
16. Doubles-Reed 4, Brown 8, Sharp
mack 10. RUSSELL 8. C!utz 8 Arr old 5.
Total--singles, 80; doubles. 38 Captain
BOrdOn's side--Bordcn 16, Dobson II,
Shauf 15. McClaiu 10, Prince6 6, Caldwell,
8, Blumenschein 9. HINT 8 Doubles
Borden 6, Dobson 8, Shauf 5, Caldwell 4,
Blumenschein 5. T0tal--3ingses, SO;
doubles, 30.
BAND STAND DEDICATION.
The fOrmll dedication of the new
band stsAd will take place Friday even
ing, at which time tho Fl .rmOnia band
will render the following splendid pro-
gram:
PART. FIRST.
Overture-Poet and Peasant .......,Su Suppe
Grand selection-Up to the Times.:..
End air varie-solo for the Clarinet =. !. .Mohr
Prof Oscar Pueguer.
Selection from the Merry War. ....... Strauss
PART SECOND.
Descriptive Fantasia-soldier's Dream
Frank Wilson
Victory Polka Solo for Cornet, -, II, b, short
Mr. Joseph Ess.
Comic Medley-Musical Jokes ..., Kfesler
Selection from II Trovatore. Verdi
Between part first and second short
addresses will b9 delivered.
DECORATION DAY SERVICES.
Never had Massillon such a fine day
nor as many orders and people to take
part In tue memorial services as yester-
day.
The Knights Of st. John, Sons Of Vet.
Grams, Daughters of Veterans and G. A.
B. formed at the corner of Main and
Mil streets and marched promptly at
o'clock p. m. to the Catholic cemetery,
on North Mill street. where they decor.
ated the graves and listened to short
address by the Rev. James Kuhns. They
then C0untermsrched on Mill to Main
where the procession was reformed and
moved to the cemetery.